Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.2% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 43.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.